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Pandora Planning $100 Million IPO

Source: HypeBot
January 18, 2011

Pandora is planing a $100 million IPO for early in 2011. The music streaming service reportedly met with bankers last week and is expected to name which one will lead the IPO within days. Pandora has blown past 75 million listeners in recent months and beat most of its competitors onto new platforms from Roku boxes to inside many new automobiles. But the gains come at a cost. With more listeners, the delivery costs and royalty payments rise. Despite also ...

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The Jazz Session #232: Gerald Cleaver

Source: AAJ Staff
January 18, 2011

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: January 10, 2011

Source: Michael Ricci
January 18, 2011

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 4 Russell Malone Triple Play (MAXJAZZ) 190 182 +8 1 54 1 10 2 2 6 Cassandra Wilson Silver Pony (Blue Note) 166 152 +14 0 52 1 10 3 29 32 The Cookers Warriors (JLP) 164 64 +100 0 67 3 17 4 4 3 Cyrus Chestnut Journeys (JLP) 158 132 +26 0 44 1 12 5 3 6 The Clayton Brothers The New Song And Dance (ArtistShare) 144 ...

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Jazz Radio Returns: Lydia Liebman's Reeds & Deeds II is back for a second season!

Source: Lydia Liebman
January 17, 2011

REEDS & DEEDS II RETURNS FOR A SECOND SEASON ON WECB After an outstanding debut, Lydia Liebman's “Reeds & Deeds II" is returning for a second season on January 23rd, 2011. “Reeds & Deeds II" is broadcast on WECB Online Radio from Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. Bringing jazz beyond the college campus, Liebman's weekly Sunday evening broadcasts include a mix of tunes from new releases, rare recordings, book readings, current tour updates and exclusive interviews with current jazz musicians. ...

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Pandora Stats from 2010: 75 Million Listeners, 3 Billion Thumbs - Mostly Up!

Source: HypeBot
January 14, 2011

2010 proved to be a great year for Pandora. They've doubled their audience to over 75 million listeners, who've thumbed a total of 3 billion songs—mostly up! Each month, Pandora receives 25,000 emails worth of feedback, praise, and general inquiry. And who knows how many miles Tim Westergren, the founder, traveled last year, meeting listeners, buying them cups of coffee, and handing out free t-shirts. I know I got an Almond Joy Latte on Westergren's dollar when he toured through ...

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The Jazz Session #231: Jane Ira Bloom

Source: AAJ Staff
January 14, 2011

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Jazz Now! Seattle Podcast Debuts New Series: "Live From London Bridge Studio"

Source: Jason Parker
January 13, 2011

We're excited to announce the debut of “Live From London Bridge Studio," presented by Jazz Now! Seattle. JNS has partnered with engineer extraordinaire Dave Miner and the good folks at London Bridge to bring you live concerts from the famed Seattle recording studio! The shows will feature two great Seattle jazz bands playing live at London Bridge. These shows will be free and open to the public on a first come, first served RSVP basis. A limited number of Jazz ...

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Bunk Johnson This Week on Riverwalk Jazz

Source: Don Mopsick
January 13, 2011

This week, The Jim Cullum Jazz Band celebrates the traditional New Orleans improvised ensemble style of Bunk Johnson. We'll hear his stories, part fact and part fiction, brought to life by the award-winning Broadway actor and Riverwalk Jazz favorite, Vernel Bagneris. The weekly hour-long Riverwalk Jazz public radio series is distributed nationwide by Public Radio International and XM/Sirius, and is streamed from their website. Bunk Johnson was a fine cornet player, a pioneer in the early days of New Orleans ...

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